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Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Bonneville, Eagle Creek Park, Hood River County
Stream: Eagle Creek
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Height: 36 ft.
Access:   hike   dog  
Distance: 1.8 miles (1 way)
Elevation: 200 ft. (+300 ft.)
Season: Mar-Oct
Form:   punchbowl
Lat/Long:45.6219, -121.89518
Directions:Going east on I-84, take exit 41 to Eagle Creek Park (41 miles east of Portland). The Eagle Creek Trail begins at the parking lot in the park. There is a parking fee.

A short walk past Lower Punch Bowl Falls, you will reach a viewpoint for Punch Bowl Falls. I was not sure what a "punchbowl" looked like, but somehow the name more than adequately describes this waterfall. In fact, the term "punchbowl" for a waterfall type was coined because of this very waterfall. Eagle Creek really seems to "punch" through the canyon into a large bowl. It is a very cool looking little waterfall.

The best view of Punch Bowl Falls, though, is not from this higher vantage point, but from creek level. At Lower Punch Bowl Falls, make your way up the creek, around the corner, and voila, there is Punch Bowl Falls. In the winter and spring, you will likely get quite wet making your way up the creek. In the summer, it is a great place for a dip in the cold creek.

4 Miles SSW Cascade Locks OR (Elev. 833 ft)

Today
Rain. High near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain before 9pm, then showers, mainly after 9pm. Low around 45. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Showers. High near 51. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 44. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers likely before 11am, then rain likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 11pm, then showers after 11pm. Low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers. High near 53. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy.
Monday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Snow level 2800 feet rising to 4100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Upper Munra Falls 2.55 miles
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Tunnel Falls 3.39 miles
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Horsetail Falls 9.47 miles
Lower Oneonta Falls 9.75 miles
Middle Oneonta Falls 9.76 miles
Oneonta Falls 9.81 miles
Triple Falls 9.87 miles

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